What do you charge for Face Painting?

[Anonymous]

8) Thats an great Idea And ı can tell you it works. While my partner does the make up I do magic shows to the kids in the line, or I make them play a game . So they keep calm. And every thing goes great. What about when do you do the face painting? Before the show or after the show?

[deanvefikizgi]

Thats an great Idea And ý can tell you it works. While my partner does the make up I do magic shows to the kids in the line, or I make them play a game . So they keep calm. And every thing goes great. What about when do you do the face painting? Before the show or after the show?

[stitches]

If I'm facepainting at a birthday party, I do it first, as the kids arrive. This way, there is less wait time for each child and when everyone arrives, I can put the face paints away and start the show.

If I am not facepainting at a party, I set my arrival time later so that all the kids are there when I arrive. It works for me.

[LazyDave51]

For typical birthday parties and picnics I charge $100 for the first hour and $85 for the next two. Many times I'll make them a balloon sculpture while they are still on the chair. I can do both at the same time (sort of) and do the magic show last so I can leave after taking my bows, assuming I get any applause!! :?

[Amusination]

I usually charge £1.50 per person fora simple face. If they want something amazing like a cyberman or other Tv character it will be £2.50

[Scruffy]

That's aboout three dollars and five dollars US respectively. (One pound equals $1.94 US.)
That is about the going rate here in my part of the States too.

[Cracker]

$100 to $150 per hour depending on time and date of job.

Pay per face is anywhere from $5- $10 depending on occasion. For dates like New Year's Eve it's sometimes $15- 20 depending on design.


Happy Painting!

[Sassafras]

I rarely face-paint for money. If I do, it's usually included in the cost of the party we're doing.

This reminds me....

Since I work as a Red Cross volunteer most of the time, I need to make a cute, but serviceable, tip jar. Sometimes people want to pay money for my time, so if I have a jar, they can just donate the money to Red Cross.

If they know it's going to Red Cross, they may be more generous than if they were just donating to my wallet.

[stitches]

Empty shaker cheese containers work great! (Ya know the ones I mean? Parmesan or Romano, etc). Not the ones that turn to open - the ones that have a flip up lid with two sides, one for shakin' and one for spoonin'. The wider opening is a good size because people can put money in, but can't easily put their hand in.

To decorate it, I put play money every which way and "Tips Appreciated" on the outside then covered it with clear contact paper. Or decorate the inside, the jars are usually clear.

I've tried other plastic jars, like Peanut Butter, but slicing a slot in the cover always looked messy. The cheese shaker jars work best.

[ibimus]

Stitches, that's a great idea. I may have to try that one.

Personally, I'd feel more comfortable working for tips (unless it's part of a birthday party package) rather than charging a fee. The majority of people are nice enough to tip generously for a job well done.